Name: Chilkoot
Duration: P00H03M25S
Description: In the 1800's the lure of gold brought thousands of adventurers north to the gold fields of British Columbia, the Klondike and Alaska. Seeking their fortune, few struck it rich. All experienced challenges and hardships along the way. Many never returned. This song is dedicated to those men and women who gambled it all in their lust for gold.

Chilkoot

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In the 1800's the lure of gold brought thousands of adventurers north to the gold fields of British Columbia, the Klondike and Alaska. Seeking their fortune, few struck it rich. All experienced challenges and hardships along the way. Many never returned. This song is dedicated to those men and women who gambled it all in their lust for gold.

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Chilkoot

These trails whisper tales, if you're willing to hear.
Memories of journeys laid down through the years.
Of daring adventures and gambles hard lost.
Of commerce and fortunes that came at a cost.
Chilkoot

Though the trail's overgrown, abandoned and still,
Footfalls still echo out here in the hills.
Who were these souls who lusted for gold?
And died on the Chilkoot alone in the cold.

To be buried by strangers who found where they lay
In the grass by the trail, when the snows melt away.
Marked by a cross and a pile of stones.
So far from their loved ones. So far from their homes.
Chilkoot

Where's my journal? Got to mark it down.
Gonna die right here on this ground.
Tell my wife, if it’s ever found,
This fool should have turned around.
Chilkoot

Now, the gold towns have crumbled to ashes and dust.
The claims have run out and the tools turned to rust.
But the trail lingers on as a witness through time
Of fool hardy courage out here in the pines.
Chilkoot

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from Chilkoot, released June 15, 2022
Words & Music Dave Prentice

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Dave Prentice Williams Lake, British Columbia

Dave Prentice lives on the forest edge in British Columbia's Cariboo country. His songs reflect the changing seasons, vivid landscapes and colorful characters.

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